Positive latching and delatching connector for electrical conductors

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a positive latching and delatching connector for electrical conductors showing my new design, wherein a handle assembly is disposed in a first position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, wherein the handle assembly is disposed in a second position;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a housing thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the housing;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the housing;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the housing;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the housing, which is a mirror image of the left side not shown;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the handle assembly;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the handle assembly;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the handle assembly, which is a mirror image of the left side thereof not shown;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the handle assembly;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the handle assembly; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the handle assembly.

The elements of the claimed design are shown detached for clarity of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4444450 April 24, 1984 Huber
4721483 January 26, 1988 Dickie
4749369 June 7, 1988 Wang
4822286 April 18, 1989 Bianca
5328386 July 12, 1994 Frantz et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D379347
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 1995
Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventor: Robert F. Traver, Jr. (Landenberg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney: Victor M. Genco, Jr.
Application Number: 0/47,151
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D13/154)
International Classification: 1303;